HL Deb 25 July 1996 vol 574 cc159-60WA
Lord Freyberg

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How the Secretary of State for National Heritage would have prevented the export of the St. Thomas à Becket chasse had an application for an export licence been received and the Waverley conditions had not applied.

Lord Inglewood

The Secretary of State has a discretion whether or not to grant an export licence and she would normally exercise that discretion and grant a licence if the Waverley conditions did not apply.

Lord Freyberg

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to their Answer of 15th July (WA 46), whether the advice given by the Expert Adviser in the even of an application for an export licence for the St. Thomas à Becket chasse would have been advice on its historical importance or on the laws governing export.

Lord Inglewood

If an application for an export licence for the St. Thomas à Becket chasse had been received, and if it had been decided to refer the application to the Expert Adviser, the Expert Adviser would have had an opportunity to object to the granting of a licence if that Adviser believed that the chasse satisfied one or more of the Waverley criteria.